Deep Space Missions

Deep-space probes travel far beyond planets, reaching the edges of the Solar System and beyond.

Legendary Missions

  • Voyager 1 & 2 — Only spacecraft in interstellar space
  • Pioneer 10 & 11 — First to the outer planets
  • New Horizons — Pluto flyby & Kuiper Belt exploration
  • Helios — Closest approach to the Sun before Parker
  • Rosetta — First comet landing

Future Probes

Missions to explore Europa, Titan, and possibly interstellar objects are under development.